Tizak, Afghanistan

Tizak
تيزاك
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Tizak is located in Afghanistan
Tizak
Tizak
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°18′0″N 68°14′0″E / 34.30000°N 68.23333°E / 34.30000; 68.23333
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceKandahar
DistrictShah Wali Kot
Elevation
1,416 m (4,646 ft)
Time zoneUTC+4:30

Tizak, is a location in Shah Wali Kot District, Afghanistan located at 34° 18' 0" North, 68° 14' 0"East.[1] The village is 1416m above sea level.[2] Tizak is 45 km north of Kandahar, on the Kandahar Highway, between Bum, Afghanistan and Jaldak.[3] The area is arid with temperature fluctuating between 40 °C and -35 °C.[4] In 2010 the town was the site of the Shah Wali Kot Offensive[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Tizak Map — Satellite Images of Tizak.
  2. ^ Elevation of Tizak,Afghanistan Elevation Map.
  3. ^ تيزاك at citipedia.info.
  4. ^ تيزاك at getamap.
  5. ^ "ADF says Diggers inflicted 'substantial' losses to insurgents in Shah Wali Kot district". The Australian (16 June 2010)
  6. ^ Oakes, Dan (17 June 2010). "Australian troops in fierce combat with insurgents". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2010.